microcephalic
adjective
having a head with a small braincase.
microcephalous
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a variation of
microcephalic.
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a word derived from
microcephaly.
microcephalynounthe condition of having an abnormally small head or cranial capacity Compare megacephaly
Example Sentences
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Probably no ill-fated, microcephalous son of Adam ever tumbled into a mistake quite so huge, so infantile, as did Dives, if he imagined himself rich while Lazarus sat pauper at the gate.
From Prince Zaleski by M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel
It is only in rare cases that microcephalous children can be observed, while living, for any considerable length of time continuously.
From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by William T. Preyer
On the other hand, the speechless infant certainly furnishes the proof, which is confirmed by some observations on microcephalous persons several years old or of adult age.
From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by William T. Preyer
Marshall, Prof., growth of the brain in microcephalous idiots, ii.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Charles Darwin
